Clendon Bakery

Tucked into the Clendon Shopping Centre, Clendon Bakery has been the neighbourhood’s go-to spot for a warm pie and a fresh loaf since well before the morning rush became a local institution. The ovens are on by five, and the smell of baking bread drifts across the car park not long after.

Alongside the daily bread, the cabinet fills up with mince and cheese pies, custard squares, cream buns, and a rotating cast of pastries that tends to sell out by early afternoon. Regulars know to come early on a Saturday — the weekend bake is smaller and the queue is friendly but real.

More than a bakery, it’s a quiet anchor of the Clendon town centre: a place where shopkeepers grab their morning coffee, parents stop in after school drop-off, and first-time visitors are sent by neighbours who insist you “have to try the pies.”